Movement Ecology Of Neotropical Forest Mammals

Author : Rafael Reyna-Hurtado,Colin A. Chapman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030034634

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Movement Ecology of Neotropical Forest Mammals by Rafael Reyna-Hurtado,Colin A. Chapman Pdf

This book brings a unique perspective to animal movement studies because all cases came from tropical environments where the great diversity, either biological and structurally (trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes), presents the animal with several options to fulfill its live requirements. These conditions have forced the evolution of unique movement patterns and ecological strategies. Movement is an essential process in the life of all organisms. Animals move because they are hungry, thirsty, to avoid being eaten, or because they want to find mates. Understanding the causes and consequences of animal movement is not an easy task for behavioural ecologists. Many animals are shy, move in secretive ways and are very sensible to human presence, therefore, studying the movements of mammals in tropical environments present logistical and methodological challenges that have recently started to be solved by ecologist around the world. In this book we are compiling a set of extraordinary cases where researchers have used some of the modern technology and the strongest methodological approaches to understand movement patterns in wild tropical mammals. We hope this book will inspire and encourage young researchers to investigate wild mammal ́s movements in some of the amazing tropical environments of the world.

Author : Rafael Reyna-Hurtado,Colin A. Chapman,Mario Melletti
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031270307

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Movement Ecology of Afrotropical Forest Mammals by Rafael Reyna-Hurtado,Colin A. Chapman,Mario Melletti Pdf

This book brings a unique perspective to animal movement studies because all studies come from African tropical environments where the great diversity, either biological and structurally (trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes), present the animals with several options to fulfil their basic needs. These conditions have forced the evolution of unique movement patterns and ecological strategies. ​The book follows on our previous book “Movement Ecology of Neotropical Forest Mammals” but focuses on tropical African forests. Movement is an essential process in the life of all organisms. Animals move because they are looking for primary needs such as food, water, cover, mating and to avoid predators. Understanding the causes and consequences of animal movement is not an easy task for behavioural ecologists. Many animals are shy, move in secretive ways and are very sensible to human presence, therefore, studying the movements of mammals in tropical environments presents logistical and methodological challenges. However, researchers have recently started to be solved these challenges and exciting new information is emerging. In this book we are compiling a set of extraordinary studies where researchers have used new technology and the strongest methodological approaches to understand movement patterns in wild African forest mammals. This second book should inspire early career researchers to investigate wild mammal ́s movements in some of the most amazing forest in the world: African tropical forests.

Author : Sonia Gallina-Tessaro
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030288686

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Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Ungulates in Latin America by Sonia Gallina-Tessaro Pdf

This book brings together the latest information on tropical ungulates in different Latin American countries. These animals are not only important from the point of view of their role in different ecosystems, but also have cultural value for people. The book also discusses topics such as habitat transformation and hunting as these species are an important source of food in many places. Addressing ungulate natural communities in diverse ecosystems and countries, the book provides information on specific aspects of each of the most representative species, and highlights topics to help readers better understand these species and develop effective management and conservation strategies. The information presented also reveals the need for more knowledge and will hopefully provide the incentive for continued studies on this important group of animals. This publication serves as a reference for academic research on ungulate ecology, behavior and dynamics, as well as the basis for conservation strategies.

Author : Kelvin S.-H. Peh,Richard T. Corlett,Yves Bergeron
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1238 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317816430

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Routledge Handbook of Forest Ecology by Kelvin S.-H. Peh,Richard T. Corlett,Yves Bergeron Pdf

This comprehensive handbook provides a unique resource covering all aspects of forest ecology from a global perspective. It covers both natural and managed forests, from boreal, temperate, sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world. The book is divided into seven parts, addressing the following themes: forest types forest dynamics forest flora and fauna energy and nutrients forest conservation and management forests and climate change human impacts on forest ecology. While each chapter can stand alone as a suitable resource for a lecture or seminar, the complete book provides an essential reference text for a wide range of students of ecology, environmental science, forestry, geography and natural resource management. Contributors include leading authorities from all parts of the world.

Author : Salvador Mandujano,Eduardo J. Naranjo,Gabriel P. Andrade Ponce
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031395666

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Neotropical Mammals by Salvador Mandujano,Eduardo J. Naranjo,Gabriel P. Andrade Ponce Pdf

This book reviews and synthesizes studies on local and regional occupancy and abundance of Neotropical mammals from central Mexico to South America. The book focuses primarily on addressing issues of a wide array of mammalian species from a population level in different habitats and ecosystems across the Neotropical region. Occupancy and abundance analyzed through hierarchical approaches with a variety of statistical tools are the central ecological parameters treated in the chapters of this volume. This book will be an updated reference for researchers, professionals, students, wildlife managers, and people interested in mammal ecology and conservation in tropical and subtropical regions.

Author : Nick A. Littlewood,Ricardo Rocha,Rebecca K. Smith,Philip A. Martin,Sarah L. Lockhart,Rebecca F. Schoonover,Elspeth Wilman,Andrew J. Bladon,Katie A. Sainsbury,Stuart Pimm,William J. Sutherland
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781800640863

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Terrestrial Mammal Conservation: Global Evidence for the Effects of Interventions for Terrestrial Mammals Excluding Bats and Primates by Nick A. Littlewood,Ricardo Rocha,Rebecca K. Smith,Philip A. Martin,Sarah L. Lockhart,Rebecca F. Schoonover,Elspeth Wilman,Andrew J. Bladon,Katie A. Sainsbury,Stuart Pimm,William J. Sutherland Pdf

Terrestrial Mammal Conservation provides a thorough summary of the available scientific evidence of what is known, or not known, about the effectiveness of all of the conservation actions for wild terrestrial mammals across the world (excluding bats and primates, which are covered in separate synopses). Actions are organized into categories based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifications of direct threats and conservation actions. Over the course of fifteen chapters, the authors consider interventions as wide ranging as creating uncultivated margins around fields, prescribed burning, setting hunting quotas and removing non-native mammals. This book is written in an accessible style and is designed to be an invaluable resource for anyone concerned with the practical conservation of terrestrial mammals. The authors consulted an international group of terrestrial mammal experts and conservationists to produce this synopsis. Funding was provided by the MAVA Foundation, Arcadia and National Geographic Big Cats Initiative. Terrestrial Mammal Conservation is the seventeenth publication in the Conservation Evidence Series, linked to the online resource www.ConservationEvidence.com. Conservation Evidence Synopses are designed to promote a more evidence-based approach to biodiversity conservation. Others in the series include Bat Conservation, Primate Conservation, Bird Conservation and Forest Conservation and more are in preparation. Expert assessment of the evidence summarised within synopses is provided online and within the annual publication What Works in Conservation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9783031505317

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Ecology of Wildlife Diseases in the Neotropics by Anonim Pdf

This contributed volume focuses on the Neotropical region, and explores the environmental, ecological and socio-economic components that facilitate the emergence of zoonotic diseases. This book highlights the primary ecological, environmental, social, and economic variables associated with the risk of maintenance, transmission, and dissemination of emerging, re-emerging, and neglected infectious diseases, in which Neotropical vertebrates are involved. It compiles up-to-date knowledge and research for the neotropical region, as well as discusses the current needs of knowledge improvement. The chapters include various examples of the cycles of infectious diseases, all with world-wide relevance where neotropical wild vertebrates are affected or involved.

Author : Robert W. Sussman,Donna Hart,Ian C. Colquhoun
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 699 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781442249004

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The Natural History of Primates by Robert W. Sussman,Donna Hart,Ian C. Colquhoun Pdf

The first new primatology text available in over a decade—24 chapters combine the latest in-depth findings on ecology, behavior, and conservation from top primatologists

Author : Sue Boinski,Paul A. Garber
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0226063399

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On the Move by Sue Boinski,Paul A. Garber Pdf

Examines social, cognitive, and ecological processes that underlie patterns and strategies of group travel. Chapters discuss how factors such as group size, resource distribution, and costs of travel affect individual and group exploitation of the environment. Most chapters focus on field studies of human and nonhuman primate groups, from squirrel monkeys to Turkana pastoralists. Chapters on other species provide a broad taxonomic perspective. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : José M. Martín-Durán,Bruno C. Vellutini
Publisher : Springer
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030182021

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Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution by José M. Martín-Durán,Bruno C. Vellutini Pdf

Animal evolution has always been at the core of Biology, but even today many fundamental questions remain open. The field of animal ‘evo-devo’ is leveraging recent technical and conceptual advances in development, paleontology, genomics and transcriptomics to propose radically different answers to traditional evolutionary controversies. This book is divided into four parts, each of which approaches animal evolution from a different perspective. The first part (chapters 2 and 3) investigates how new sources of evidence have changed conventional views of animal origins, while the second (chapters 4–8) addresses the connection between embryogenesis and evolution, and the genesis of cellular, tissue and morphological diversity. The third part (chapters 9 and 10) investigates how big data in molecular biology is transforming our understanding of the mechanisms governing morphological change in animals. In closing, the fourth part (chapters 11–13) explores new theoretical and conceptual approaches to animal evolution. ‘Old questions and young approaches to animal evolution’ offers a comprehensive and updated view of animal evolutionary biology that will serve both as a first step into this fascinating field for students and university educators, and as a review of complementary approaches for researchers.

Author : Susan M. Cheyne,Carolyn Thompson,Peng-Fei Fan,Helen J. Chatterjee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781108785075

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Gibbon Conservation in the Anthropocene by Susan M. Cheyne,Carolyn Thompson,Peng-Fei Fan,Helen J. Chatterjee Pdf

Hylobatids (gibbons and siamangs) are the smallest of the apes distinguished by their coordinated duets, territorial songs, arm-swinging locomotion, and small family group sizes. Although they are the most speciose of the apes boasting twenty species living in eleven countries, ninety-five percent are critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. Despite this, gibbons are often referred to as being 'forgotten' in the shadow of their great ape cousins because comparably they receive less research, funding and conservation attention. This is only the third book since the 1980s devoted to gibbons, and presents cutting-edge research covering a wide variety of topics including hylobatid ecology, conservation, phylogenetics and taxonomy. Written by gibbon researchers and practitioners from across the world, the book discusses conservation challenges in the Anthropocene and presents practice-based approaches and strategies to save these singing, swinging apes from extinction.

Author : Walter Carson,Stefan Schnitzer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444356267

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Tropical Forest Community Ecology by Walter Carson,Stefan Schnitzer Pdf

Historically, tropical ecology has been a science often content with descriptive and demographic approaches, which is understandable given the difficulty of studying these ecosystems and the need for basic demographic information. Nonetheless, over the last several years, tropical ecologists have begun to test more sophisticated ecological theory and are now beginning to address a broad array of questions that are of particular importance to tropical systems, and ecology in general. Why are there are so many species in tropical forests and what mechanisms are responsible for the maintenance of that vast species diversity? What factors control species coexistence? Are there common patterns of species abundance and distribution across broad geographic scales? What is the role of trophic interactions in these complex ecosystems? How can these fragile ecosystems be conserved? Containing contributions from some of the world’s leading tropical ecologists, Tropical Forest Community Ecology provides a summary of the key issues in the discipline of tropical ecology: Includes contributions from some of the world’s leading tropical ecologists Covers patterns of species distribution, the maintenance of species diversity, the community ecology of tropical animals, forest regeneration and conservation of tropical ecosystems

Author : Robert A. Fimbel,Alejandro Grajal,John G. Robinson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Rain forests
ISBN : 9780231114554

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The Cutting Edge by Robert A. Fimbel,Alejandro Grajal,John G. Robinson Pdf

Bringing together leading scientists and professionals in tropical forest ecology and management, this book examines in detail the interplay between timber harvesting and wildlife, from invertebrates to large mammal species. Its contributors suggest modifications to existing practices that can ensure a better future for the tropics' valuable--and invaluable--resources.

Author : Kent Hubbard Redford,John Frederick Eisenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023341719

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Advances in Neotropical Mammalogy by Kent Hubbard Redford,John Frederick Eisenberg Pdf

Author : Tracie McKinney,Siân Waters,Michelle A. Rodrigues
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031117367

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Primates in Anthropogenic Landscapes by Tracie McKinney,Siân Waters,Michelle A. Rodrigues Pdf

The field of primatology has expanded substantially in the last twenty years, particularly with regard to studies of primates in human-altered landscapes. This text aims to review the recent literature on anthropogenic (of human origin) influences on non-human primates, bringing an overview of this important area of primatology together for students. Chapters are grouped into three sections, representing the many ways anthropogenic activities affect primate populations. The first section, ‘Human Influences on Primate Habitat’, covers ways in which wild primates are affected by human actions, including forest fragmentation, climate change, and the presence of dogs. Section two, ‘Primates in Human-Dominated Landscapes’, looks at situations where non-human primates and humans share space; this includes primates in urban environments, primate tourism, and primates in agroecosystems. The final section, ‘Primates in Captivity’, looks at primate behaviour and welfare in captive situations, including zoos, the primate pet trade, and in entertainment.